Global surveillance, prevention and control of chronic respiratory diseases : a comprehensive approach / [produced under the overall direction of Jean Bousquet and Nikolai Khaltaev, editors ; the core contributors were Alvaro A. Cruz ... et al.]

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Publication details: Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2007.Description: vii, 146 pages : colored illustrations, colored maps ; 30 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

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9789241563468
924156346X

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362.1 22

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RA 645.R4 .G510 2007

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Summary: Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kill more than four million people every year and affect hundreds of millions more. These diseases erode the health and well-being of the patients and have a negative impact on families and societies. Women and children are particularly vulnerable, especially those in low and middle income countries, where they are exposed on a daily basis to indoor air pollution from solid fuels for cooking and heating. In high income countries, tobacco is the most important risk factor for chronic respiratory diseases, and in some of these countries, tobacco use among women and young people is still increasing. This publication raises awareness of the huge impact of chronic respiratory diseases worldwide, and highlights the risk factors as well as ways to prevent and treat these diseases.--Publisher's description

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Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kill more than four million people every year and affect hundreds of millions more. These diseases erode the health and well-being of the patients and have a negative impact on families and societies. Women and children are particularly vulnerable, especially those in low and middle income countries, where they are exposed on a daily basis to indoor air pollution from solid fuels for cooking and heating. In high income countries, tobacco is the most important risk factor for chronic respiratory diseases, and in some of these countries, tobacco use among women and young people is still increasing. This publication raises awareness of the huge impact of chronic respiratory diseases worldwide, and highlights the risk factors as well as ways to prevent and treat these diseases.--Publisher's description